Placement:- M.

Sc Nursing 2nd Year Total prescribed hours:- 150 hours

Subject :- Psychiatric Nursing Total planned hours:- 167 hours

Course Description:- This course is designed to assist students in developing expertise and indepth understanding in the
field of Psychiatric Nursing. It will help students to develop advanced skills for nursing intervention in various psychiatric
conditions. It will enable the student to function as psychiatric nurse practitioner/specialist. It will further enable the student
to function as educator, manager, and researcher in the field of Psychiatric nursing .

UNIT TIME SPECIFIC CONTENT TEACHING A.V.AIDS EVALUATION

OBJECTIVES LEARNING METHOD
ACTIVITIES
I 2 hr Explain the principles Principles and practice of Psychiatric nursing Lecture cum Use of charts, Unit test
and practices of Review discussion power point,  oral
psychiatric nursing specimens,  Objective
Transparency types
 Essay
types
II 10hr Describe about the Crisis Intervention Lecture cum Power point Unit test
crisis intervention  Crisis, Definition Phases in the discussion  Oral
development of a crisis  Objective
 Types of Crisis; Dispositional , types
Anticipated Life Transitions Traumatic  Lab
Stress, Maturational/ Development , performa
Reflecting Psychopathology Psychiatric nce
Emergencies and their management Grief
and grief reaction
 Crisis Intervention; Phases
 Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
 Role of the Nurse
III 5 hr Define about Anger/ Aggression Management Lecture cum Power point Unit test
anger/aggression and  Anger and Aggression, Types, discussion and charts  Oral
their management Predisposing Factors  Objective
 Management types
 Role of the nurse  Essay
types
IV 5 hr Determine the suicidal The Suicidal Client Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
clients with risk factors  Epidemiological Factors discussion flash cards,  Oral
and nursing  Risk Factors charts,  Objective
management  -Predisposing Factors: Theories of transparency types
Suicide-Psychological, Sociological  Essay
,Biological types
 Nursing Management
V 8 hr Discuss about disorders Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
of infancy, childhood Adolescence discussion specimen,  Oral
and adolescence  Mentally Challenged transparency  Objective
 Autistic Disorders types
 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder  Essay
 Conduct Disorders, behavioural disorders types
 Oppositional Defiant Disorder
 Tourette’s Disorders
 Separation Anxiety Disorder
Psychopharmacological Intervention and
Nursing Management
VI 5 hr Explain about the Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Disorders Lecture cum Power point Unit test
delirium, dementia and  Delirium discussion  Objective
amnestic disorders  Dementia types
 Amnesia  Essay
 Psychopharmacological Intervention and types
Nursing Management
VII 10hr Define about the Substance-Related Disorders Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
substance related  Substance-Use Disorders discussion transparency,  Oral
disorders with nursing  Substance-Induced Disorders charts  Objective
management  Classes Of Psychoactive Substances types
 Predisposing Factors  Essay
 The Dynamics Of Substance-Related types
Disorders The Impaired Nurse
 Codependency
 Treatment Modalities For Substance-
Related Disorders and Nursing
Management
VIII 12 hr Describe about the Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
schizophrenia and other (Check ICD10) discussion charts,  Oral
psychotic disorders Nature of the Disorder transparency,  Objective
Predisposing Factors specimen types
Schizophrenia -Types  Essay
 Disorganized Schizophrenia types
 Catatonic Schizophrenia  Lab
 Paranoid Schizophrenia performa
 Undifferentiated Schizophrenia nce
 Residual Schizophrenia
Other Psychotic disorders
 Schizoaffective Disorder
 Brief Psychotic Disorder
 Schizophrenicform Disorder
 Psychotic Disorder Due to a General
Medical Condition
 Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorders
Treatment and Nursing Management
IX 8hr Determine about the Mood Disorders Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
mood disorder with  Historical Perspective discussion transparency,  Objective
treatment and nursing  Epidemiology flash cards types
managemnt  The grief response  Essay
 Maladaptive responses to loss types
 Types of mood disorders
 Depressive disorders
 Bipolar disorders
 Treatment and Nursing Management
X 10 hr Explain about the Anxiety Disorders Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
anxiety disorders Historical Aspects discussion charts,  Objective
treatment modalities Epidemiological Statistics types
psychopharmacology & How Much is too Much?  Essay
nursing management Types types
-Panic Disorder
-Generalized anxiety disorder
-Phobias
-Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
-Posttraumatic stress disorder
-Anxiety disorder due to a general medical
condition
-Substance-induced anxiety disorder
Treatment Modalities
Psychopharmacology & Nursing Management
XI 8hr Define about the Somatoform And Sleep Disorders Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
somatoform and sleep Somatoform Disorders discussion charts,  Objective
disorders Historical Aspects types
• Epidemiological Statistics  Essay
• Pain Disorder types
• Hypochondriasis
• Conversion Disorder
• Body Dysmorphic Disorder Sleep Disorder
 Treatment Modalities and Nursing Management

XII 4 hr Discuss about the Dissociative Disorders and Management Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
dissociative disorders  Historical Aspects discussion charts,  Oral
and their management  Epidemiological Statistics transparency,  Objective
 Application of the Nursing Management specimen types
Treatment Modalities and Nursing  Essay
Management types

XIII 4 hr Discuss about the Sexual And Gender Identity Disorders Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
sexual and gender  Development Of Human Sexuality discussion charts,  Objective
identity disorders  Sexual Disorders types
 Variation In Sexual Orientation  Essay
 Nursing Management types
XIV 4 hr Explain about the Eating Disorders Lecture cum Power point,
eating disorders ,  Epidemiological Factors discussion transparency,
predisposing factors,  Predisposing Factors : Anorexia Nervosa flash cards
psychopharmacology , And Bulimia Nervosa obesity
treatment and their  Psychopharmacology
nursing management  Treatment & Nursing Management
XV 4 hr Describe about the Adjustment and Impulse Control Disorders Lecture cum Power point, Unit test Unit test
adjustment and impulse Historical and Epidemiological Factors discussion charts,  Objective
control disorders • Adjustment Disorders types
• Impulse Control Disorders  Essay
Treatment & Nursing Management types

 Objective
types
 Essay
types
XVI 5 hr Explain about the Medical Conditions due to Psychological Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
medical conditions due Factors discussion charts,  Objective
to psychological factors  Asthma transparency, types
 Cancer specimen  Essay
 Coronary Heart Disease types
 Peptic Ulcer
 Essential Hypertension
 Migraine Headache
 Rheumatoid Arthritis
 Ulcerative Colitis
 Treatment & Nursing Management
XVII 8 hr Describe about the Personality Disorders Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
personality disorders  Historical perspectives discussion charts,  Oral
their identification,  Types Of Personality Disorders  Objective
diagnostic, symptoms,  Paranoid Personality Disorder types
psychopharmacology  Schizoid Personality Disorder  Essay
and their treatment with  Antisocial Personality Disorder types
nursing management  Borderline Personality Disorder
 Histrionic Personality Disorder
 Narcissitic Personality Disorder
 Avoidance Personality Disorder
 Dependent Personality Disorder
 Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
Disorder
 Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorders
 Identification, diagnostic, symptoms
 Psychopharmacology
 Treatment & Nursing Management
XVIII 8 hr Define the aging The Aging Individual Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
individual, treatment  Epidemiological Statistics discussion flash cards,  Oral
and nursing  Biological Theories charts,  Objective
management  Biological Aspects of Aging transparency types
 Psychological Aspects of Aging  Essay
 Memory Functioning types
 Socio-cultural aspects of aging
 Sexual aspects of aging
 Special Concerns of the elderly population
 Psychiatric problems among elderly
population
 Treatment & Nursing Management
XIX 2 hr Describe about the The person living with HIV Disease Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
person living with HIV  Psychological problems of individual discussion flash cards,  Oral
disease HIV/AIDS Counselling charts,  Objective
 Treatment & Nursing Management transparency types
 Essay
types

XX 4 hr Explain about the Problems Related to Abuse or Neglect Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
problems related to  Vulnerable groups, Women, Children, discussion charts,  Oral
abuse or neglect elderly, psychiatric patients, under  Objective
privileged, challenged types
 Predisposing Factors  Essay
 Treatment & Nursing management- types
Counselling
XXI 7 hr Describe about the Community Mental Health Nursing Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
community mental  National Mental Health Program- discussion flash cards,  Oral
health nursing Community mental health program charts,  Objective
 The Changing Focus of care transparency types
 The Public Health Model  Essay
 The Role of the Nurse types
 Case Management
 The community as Client
 Primary Prevention
 Populations at Risk
 Secondary prevention
 Tertiary Prevention
 Community based rehabilitation
XXII 6 hr Explain about the Ethical and Legal Issues in Psychiatric/Mental Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
ethical and legal issues Health Nursing discussion charts,  Oral
in psychiatric/mental  Ethical Considerations  Objective
health nursing  Legal Consideration types
 Nurse Practice Acts  Essay
 Types of Law types
 Classification within Statutory and
Common Law
 Legal Issues in Psychiatric/Mental Health
Nursing
 • Nursing Liability
XXIII 5 hr Determine about the Psychosocial rehabilitation Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
psychological  Principles of rehabilitation discussion charts,  Oral
rehabilittion  Disability assessment  Objective
 Day care centers types
 Half way homes  Essay
 Reintegration into the community types
 Training and support to care givers
  Sheltered workshops
 Correctional homes

XXIV 5 hr Define about the Counselling Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
counselling process  Liaison psychiatric nursing discussion charts,  Oral
 Terminal illnesses-Counselling  Objective
 Post partum psychosis-treatment, care and types
counselling  Essay
 Death dying- Counselling types
 Treatment, care and counselling –
 Unwed mothers
 • HIV and AIDS
XXV 5 hr Explain the Administration and management of psychiatric Lecture cum , Power Unit test
administration and units including emergency units discussion point, flash  Oral
management of  Design & layout cards, charts,  Objective
psychiatric units  Staffing, transparency types
including emergency  Equipment, supplies,  Essay
units  Norms, policies and protocols types
 Quality assurance
 Practice standards for psychiatric nursing
Documentation
XXVI 5 hr Describe about the Education and training in psychiatric care Lecture cum Power point, Unit test
education and training  Staff orientation, training and discussion charts  Oral
in psychiatric care development,  Objective
 In-service education program types
 Clinical teaching programs.  Essay
types
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PSYCHIATRIC NURSING